Clinton Global Initiative Recap - Day 1

I was honored and excited to be at the relaunch of the Clinton Global Initiative and serve as a judge for Hult Prize Foundation tomorrow! Here are just some of the highlights from the first day.

Former President Bill Clinton: “CGI is about what we CAN do rather than what we can’t. And we have to find ways where everyone plays a part.”

Fareed Zakaria with Prime Minister Amor Mottley of Barbados. Fareed: "Young People might think that watching a video on Twitter means you're supporting climate action. When will we also make it understood the sacrifices that need to made?" Check out Amor's UN speech last year:

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler: "Regulating for disclosure and truth in the 49% of the global capital markets that the SEC oversees…?There have been over 15,000 comments during the public comment period for this proposal...by far more than anything we've ever seen."

Chef Jose Andres takes the stage to talk about World Central Kitchen ’s work. Their initiative, #ChefsForUkraine supports Ukraine with exquisite logistics!??

Nili Gilbert, CFA, CAIA of Carbon Direct emphasizes need for carbon-negative technologies & to get to intersection of #environmental & #social goals, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker cites MA efforts on inclusion in #climate solutions.?

Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst , on why he views Tesla as the most important company in the #energytransition – they “turned power into an application” creating a new market with new demand.